Partners in Mission

What Partners in Mission does

Partners in Mission is a U.S.-based, privately held consulting firm founded in 2008 that exclusively serves the Catholic education and faith-based institutional market. The firm offers an integrated service portfolio organized around six practice areas: Campaigns + Advancement (capital campaigns, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, feasibility studies), Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, Board + Leader Development, Search + Recruitment, and AI Strategy (delivered through a proprietary 'AI 360' framework). Complementary offerings include PIM Circle, a private online community for Catholic education leaders, and the National Advancement Summer Institute, an annual training event drawing 400+ participants. The firm also provides Mission Support Services for hands-on operational assistance.

The company's client base is fully concentrated in the Catholic institutional ecosystem: independent and order-sponsored Catholic schools, diocesan Catholic schools, classical Catholic schools, dioceses and religious orders, parishes, Catholic colleges and universities, and Catholic girls schools. Documented engagement outcomes include $1B+ raised through partner-led capital campaigns, 200+ Catholic leaders placed since 2016, and 70% of U.S. dioceses and archdioceses served. Notable client engagements include Cathedral High School ($60 million capital campaign), Junipero Serra High School, Guerin Catholic High School, St. Mark's High School (54% enrollment increase), and Immaculate Conception High School (70% applications increase).

The business model is a pure professional-services firm operated as a partner-managed enterprise. Engagement pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contracts typical for capital campaigns, strategic plans, and enrollment initiatives. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales to school presidents, principals, boards, and diocesan leaders within the United States. Underlying technology is the firm's own consulting playbook, case study library, talent-partner network (700+ sourcing relationships), and the PIM Circle community platform. The firm employs 11-50 people (per firmographic data) including two Managing Partners, ten Senior Partners, and roughly fifteen additional Partners. Marketing channels include thought-leadership content, virtual events/webinars, national conferences, email, organic social, and the PIM Circle community.

Name

Partners in Mission

Legal name

Partners in Mission

Website

https://partnersinmission.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Partners in Mission is a U.S. private consulting firm founded in 2008 that exclusively serves Catholic schools, dioceses, parishes, religious orders, and Catholic higher education with advancement, strategic planning, enrollment management, leadership development, executive search, and AI strategy services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Full-service consulting engagements for Catholic schools, dioceses, and religious congregations. Services include strategic planning, feasibility studies, campaign management, advancement assessments, major gift strategy, governance training, enrollment management, and leadership search and recruitment. Engagement model involves customized, hands-on consulting with sustained involvement throughout implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Partners in Mission is a full-service consulting firm that exclusively serves Catholic schools, dioceses, religious orders, and related institutions. It delivers integrated engagements spanning capital campaigns and advancement, strategic planning, enrollment management, board and leadership development, executive search and recruitment, mission support services, and AI strategy and counsel, all delivered through hands-on, mission-aligned consulting.

Product overview

Partners in Mission is a full-service consulting firm offering a portfolio of integrated services for Catholic schools, dioceses, and institutions. The core offerings include Campaigns + Advancement (capital campaigns, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving), Strategic Planning, Enrollment Management, Board + Leader Development, Search + Recruitment, AI Strategy (AI 360 framework), and Mission Support Services. The firm also operates PIM Circle, an online community for Catholic education leaders, and hosts the National Advancement Summer Institute conference. Services are delivered through holistic, hands-on consulting engagements rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campaigns + Advancement Comprehensive fundraising consulting for Catholic schools and institutions, including capital campaigns, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, advancement assessments, and feasibility studies designed to help clients exceed fundraising goals.
• Strategic Planning Mission-aligned strategic planning services for Catholic schools and institutions, including program assessments, competitive benchmarking, brand strategy, demographic studies, and campaign planning to support long-term institutional vitality.
• Enrollment Management Student enrollment consulting including school differentiation strategy, targeted recruitment cultivation, proactive retention management, enrollment assessments, and marketing strategy to help Catholic schools attract mission-aligned families.
• Board + Leader Development Leadership development services including 1:1 coaching, post-hire integration support, board and staff training, organizational assessments, and strategy planning for governance and succession in Catholic institutions.
• Search + Recruitment Executive search and leadership recruitment for Catholic school presidents, principals, heads of school, superintendents, and other senior leaders through a mission-centered process that includes stakeholder interviews, candidate sourcing, discernment, evaluation, and onboarding support.
• AI Strategy Catholic AI strategy and counsel services using the AI 360 framework, helping schools and dioceses adopt AI prudently across the institution through stakeholder surveys, workshops, vision roadmaps, and policy development.
• Mission Support Services Hands-on operational support services to help Catholic schools keep their day-to-day operations and mission in motion, freeing up internal team capacity.
• PIM Circle Private online membership community for Catholic education leaders providing peer connections, curated resources, and practical wisdom to support professional growth and leadership effectiveness.
• National Advancement Summer Institute Annual national training program and conference for Catholic school advancement and enrollment professionals, bringing together 400+ participants in Chicago to learn fundraising, enrollment management, and communications strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 Billion+ raised by partners through capital campaigns and advancement
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISM (Independent School Management): ISM provides consulting, leadership coaching, financial modeling, and governance support to independent schools — the closest direct analogue to PIM's offering, with similar headcount-scale, full-service model, and long-tenure client relationships.
• Carney Sandoe & Associates: Niche executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on independent, faith-based, and Catholic schools — directly overlaps PIM's Search + Recruitment and Board + Leader Development practices, serving the same buyer.
• WittKieffer: Executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep practice in education, healthcare, and faith-based nonprofits — directly comparable on Catholic school leadership searches and a broader scale and brand.
• Salmon Brook Associates: Strategic planning, governance, and head-of-school search consulting for independent and faith-based schools — directly competes on strategic planning and leadership search work PIM also sells.
• Grenzebach Glier & Associates: Philanthropy and advancement consulting firm serving independent schools, higher education, and nonprofits — directly comparable to PIM's Campaigns + Advancement practice and a meaningful adjacency on feasibility studies and campaign counsel.
• Campbell & Company: Consulting firm focused on fundraising, campaign management, and gift planning for nonprofits and educational institutions — overlaps with PIM on capital campaigns and major gift strategy.

Broad incumbents

• CCS Fundraising: Large-scale fundraising consulting and managed services provider serving nonprofits across sectors including education — a broader incumbent competing for the same advancement and capital campaign engagements.
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz: Enrollment and fundraising solutions provider primarily serving higher education and increasingly independent schools — a broader incumbent where PIM's enrollment management practice overlaps.
• EAB: Education-focused research, advisory, and consulting firm serving K-12 districts, higher education, and independent schools — a large incumbent covering strategic planning, enrollment, and advancement adjacencies.

Others

• NBOA (National Business Officers Association): Member association serving business officers at independent schools — adjacent rather than competitive; enables benchmarking and revenue benchmarking its members perform with PIM's audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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